touching a cushion other than the jaws of the intended pocket. This prevents a player from winning with a . Winners Century breaks Total: 28 142 Mark Allen (2021) 139 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (2019) 135, 116, 100 Martin Gould (2012, 2015, 2019) 133 Luca Brecel (2019) 133 Thor Chuan Leong (2020) 132 Ricky Walden (2019) 129, 113 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2011) 127 David Gilbert (2016) 125 Mark Selby (2013) 123 Hossein Vafaei (2022) 121 Stephen Lee (2012) 120 Tony Knowles (1990) 120 Chang Bingyu (2020) 119 Chris Wakelin (2023) 117 Ali Carter (2023) 116 Michael Holt (2023) 112 Mark King (2011) 109 Michael Georgiou (2018) 107 Jak Jones (2020) 106, 101 Xiao Guodong (2020, 2023) 106 Alfie Burden (2011) 103 Allan Taylor (2022) 102 Mark Davis (2018) 101 Ryan Day (2014) Records Michael Holt has played (42) and won (30) the most matches in the tournament's history. Paul Davison has entered the tournament 7 times without winning a match. Robin Hull has the best winning record in terms of percentages, winning 87.5% of his matches (7 out of 8 played). When it comes to the winners trying to defend their title, as of the 2023 tournament, 5 of the winners have lost in the 1st round the year after winning the trophy; the best performance by a defending champion was by Barry Hawkins, who reached the quarter-final stage. Barry Pinches, Nigel Bond, Rod Lawler, and Ken Doherty all competed in the original event back in 1990, and also took part in the 2022 tournament. The highest break in Shoot Out history is 142 by Mark Allen in 2021. The lowest aggregate score is 13, recorded when Oliver Lines beat Stan Moody 11–2 in 2022. Hammim Hussain's 9-7 victory over Peter Lines the previous year is still the lowest winning score. The previous lowest for both records was in 2019, when Ryan Davies beat Sunny Akani 10–7. Only one century break has been recorded in a final, by Chris Wakelin in 2023. Notes References Snooker variants Recurring sporting events established in 1990 1990 establishments in England Snooker competitions in England Snooker ranking tournaments Snooker non-ranking competitions